Rail tie and fastener.



S. M. LEWIS.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED MAY13,1913.

1,090,315. Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

Inventor Attorneys Witnesses b UNllTED STATESE AEENT ()ll t HlE.

STEPHEN M. LEWIS, 0F ARGENTA, ARKANSAS.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEPHEN M. LEWIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Argenta, in the county of Pulaski and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Rail Tie and Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in rail ties and fasteners, one object of the present invention being the provision of a tie carrying a rail brace with a fastener adapted to have its terminals embrace the base of the rail in opposition to the rail brace and secured at the extreme end of the tie in ready access to an operative, there being provided means for retaining the same against outward displacement, the present mechanism dispensing with the employment of spikes or bolts for fastening the rails to the tie, yet providing a means whereby the rail is braced at each tie and against spread- WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inention he 'ein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of one end of the tie constructed according to and embodying the present invention with a portion of the rail in operable position thereto. Fi 2 is a view in elevation of the tie with the rail in section thereupon. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view taken from the end of the tie with the rail in proper position thereupon. v

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the tie, which is preferably composed of metal and is provided with a cavity 2 which provides a means to fit down upon the ballast and incase a portion thereof so as to hold the tie against transverse or longitudinal creeping.

A recess 1 is provided adjacent each end of the tie for the reception of the rail or tie plate 8, which is adapted to be bolted or otherwise secured in place, or may be an in- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 13, 1913. Serial No. 767,411.

Patented "Mar. 17, 1914.

tegral casting with the tie, as is most expeclient.

The rail brace l, which in the present instance, is shown integral with the tie, may be made separable therefrom and bolted thereto, it being provided with the rail en-- gaging projection 1- which is adapted to engage the outer face of the base 5 and web 6 of the rail, as clearly illustrated. By this means the rail base fits upon the tie plate 3, and is thus held against outward displacement by means of the brace l.

Formed in the extreme end of the tie l is a groove 7, for the reception of the bail portion 8 of the rail engaging member 9, the teri'ninals of which are hooked, as at 10, to engage the inner edge of the rail base and by means of the turn buckles 11, or any other means for tightening the members 9 is caused to hold the rail in proper position relatively to the brace i so that the rail is thus held against inward or outward movement, but is permitted the necessary longitudinal movement due to expansion and contraction of the metal.

Mounted in, the extreme end of the tie is the inclined slot or bore 12, through which is fitted the retaining member 13, whose bail end l l is bent downwardly upon the bail S of the member 9 and thus holds the member 9 against outward or upward displacement, the terminals 15 of the retaining member 13 being bent as clearly shown upon the upper face of the tie.

By this construction it will be seen that the rail holding member 9 may be readily positioned and will thus properly hold the rail seated against the brace 4:, thus dispensing with the use of bolts or spikes and providing a ready means for the positioning of a rail upon the tie.

What is claimed is:

A rail tie and fastener, including a tie each end of which is provided with a transversel disposed groove, a rail brace attachct to the upper face thereof adjacent each end, a tying member substantially U- shaped in elevation and having hooked terminals to engage the inner edge of the rail base with the junction portion fitted within the end groove of the tie to hold the rail base seated against the rail brace, the tie being provided with a bore leading inclinedly upward from the groove through the In testimony that I claim the foregoing upper face of the tle, and a plece of Wlre as my own, i have hereto affixed my s1gnabent upon ltself and threaded through the ture 1n the presence of two wltnesses.

bore, the free terminals being bent out- STEPHEN M. LEWIS. 5 wardly and astride the tie and the other Witnesses:

doubled end being bent downwardly tohold E. L. DARK,

the tying member seated in the groove. FAY JOYNER.

Gonies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D C. 

